“He told the security guard he was our stepbrother or something, and showed them the Wikipedia page and his ID.”

It goes to show, said Hyde, “never trust Wikipedia”.

Spargo introduced himself to the band, who were more impressed by his ingenuity than concerned by the security breach.

“We ended up having a bunch of beers with him and he was an absolute legend. He wasn’t a creep or anything. He was like the most normal dude we’ve ever met. That’s what makes it more hilarious,” said Hyde.

Peking Duk were surprise acts at the gig, a launch party for Heineken’s James Bond tie-in campaign.

“The green room was really far away from where we played, because they wanted to keep up as secret guests,” said Hyde. “He definitely put the work in, and it worked.

“He is 007.”

Spargo, a mental health practitioner based in Melbourne, told Guardian Australia he “definitely” didn’t think the stunt would be successful.

“Peking Duk’s set finished and I was about to head home, then I just had a lightbulb-above-the-head kind of moment and thought, yeah, I’ll give it a crack. No harm in trying, is there?”

After showing his ID and the Wikipedia page to a security guard, he was taken backstage and told to wait. “I stood out there for five minutes and I started to think this isn’t going to work. Then Reuben pops his head out and is like, hey bro, come on in.”

Peking Duk later shared a screenshot of Spargo’s Wikipedia edit to their Twitter and Facebook presences, with a quote from the film Anchorman: “Actually, I’m not even mad. That’s amazing.”

peking duk (@pekingduk)

som1 edited our wiki 2 say he was our family. showed security, got in2 the green room and had a beer with the boys.. pic.twitter.com/DUZfki9hFS